# Pelé Reid

Pelé Jerry Wabara Reid (born 11 January 1973) is a British retired heavyweight boxer. He currently resides in Birmingham, West Midlands and is a personal trainer. He is a former WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion and World Kick Boxing Champion.
In November 1993, he took part in the world amateur championship of WAKO, held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. He defeated William Eves (USA) by KO with his back-spin-kick at the final match of 89 kg class.
Reid and Dutchman William van Roosmalen are the only men ever to knock out boxing champion Vitali Klitschko in a kickboxing match. Reid managed to knock him out with a spinning back kick to the jaw.

## Titles

Boxing
* 1997 W.B.O. Inter-Continental heavyweight title (1 title defence)
* 2009 British Masters Heavyweight title
Kickboxing
* 1993 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Atlantic City, USA +89 kg (Light-Contact)
* 1992 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria +89 kg (Light-Contact)

## Professional boxing record

| 28 fights | 20 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 5 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No contests | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 28 | Win | 20–6–2 | David Ingleby | PTS | 10 | 2009-03-07 | New Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England | |
| 27 | Loss | 19–6–2 | Sam Sexton | UD | 3 | 2008-09-12 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | Prizefighter II: heavyweight quarter-final |
| 26 | Loss | 19–5–2 | John McDermott | TKO | 2 (10), 1:45 | 2008-04-18 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | For vacant BBBofC English Heavyweight title. |
| 25 | Win | 19–4–2 | Chris Woollas | KO | 1 (6), 1:33 | 2007-06-01 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England | |
| 24 | Win | 18–4–2 | Raman Sukhaterin | PTS | 6 | 2007-03-17 | International Convention Centre, Birmingham, England | |
| 23 | Win | 17–4–2 | Paul King | TKO | 6 (6), 0:23 | 2006-12-01 | Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England | |
| 22 | Win | 16–4–2 | Joseph Chingangu | TKO | 3 (10), 0:27 | 2002-10-15 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | |
| 21 | Draw | 15–4–2 | Derek McCafferty | PTS | 4 | 2002-09-06 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 15–4–1 | Michael Sprott | TKO | 7 (10), 2:53 | 2002-05-09 | Equinox Nightclub, Leicester Square, London, England | For vacant WBF European Heavyweight title. |
| 19 | Draw | 15–3–1 | Luke Simpkin | PTS | 4 | 2002-01-27 | Caesars Nightclub, Streatham, London, England | |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Derek McCafferty | TKO | 3 (6), 1:19 | 2001-12-13 | Equinox Nightclub, Leicester Square, London, England | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Mal Rice | PTS | 4 | 2001-10-04 | The Brewey Chiswell Street, Islington, London, England | |
| 16 | Loss | 13–3 | Jacklord Jacobs | TKO | 2 (6) | 2000-01-22 | Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Orlin Norris | KO | 1 (8), 1:31 | 1999-06-26 | London Arena, Millwall, London, England | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Julius Francis | TKO | 3 (12), 2:28 | 1999-01-30 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | For BBBofC British Heavyweight title. For Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight title. |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Biko Botowamungu | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 1998-09-19 | Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Wayne Llewellyn | KO | 1 (10), 2:06 | 1998-06-06 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England | BBBofC British Heavyweight title eliminator. |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Albert Call | TKO | 2 (8), 2:29 | 1997-11-15 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Eli Dixon | KO | 9 (12), 1:19 | 1997-10-11 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Retained WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title. |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ricardo Kennedy | TKO | 1 (12), 2:43 | 1997-06-28 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title. |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Michael Murray | TKO | 1 (8), 0:09 | 1997-02-25 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England | Fastest stoppage in British boxing history. |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Rick Sullivan | TKO | 2 (6) | 1996-11-02 | Olympia Eisstadio, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Eduardo Antonio Carranza | KO | 2 (6) | 1996-10-12 | Forum, Assago, Milan, Italy | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Andy Lambert | KO | 1 (6) | 1996-06-25 | Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Keith Fletcher | KO | 1 (4) | 1996-05-11 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Vance Idiens | TKO | 1 (6), 0:53 | 1996-01-26 | Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Joey Paladino | TKO | 1 (6), 1:22 | 1996-01-20 | Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gary Williams | TKO | 1 (4) | 1995-11-24 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | Professional debut |

## Professional kickboxing record (incomplete)

Kickboxing record (incomplete) :
| 0 wins, 3 losses |||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2006-04-08 | Loss | Petr Vondracek | K-1 Grand Prix 2006 in Milan | Milan, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2004-04-24 | Loss | Grégory Tony | Pain and Glory | Birmingham, England | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2003-07-13 | Loss | Aziz Khattou | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 |
| 2003-06-14 | Loss | Chalid Arrab | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2003-03-30 | Loss | Ray Sefo | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama | Saitama, Japan | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | 1:15 |
| Legend: Win  Loss  Draw/No contest  Notes |||||||||

## Film work

In 2010, Reid was offered a role in the British comedy film On the Ropes. Director Mark Noyce chose Reid to fight Steve Coleman in a scene set at a martial arts competition.
In 2012, Reid teamed up with the trainer who worked with him for his British Masters title win at the company WBC Fight Club in his current home town of Chelmsley Wood. He offers motivational fitness training using his years of experience.

## Personal life

Reid is the son of the Nigerian footballer Lawrence Wabara, and was named after the Brazilian footballer Pelé. He is the half-brother of Mark Walters, and uncle of the footballer Reece Wabara. He is now retired and is a dedicated Jehovah's Witness. In 2019 he wed a fellow Jehovah's Witness at a ceremony in Birmingham.